by Mario van Teijlingen | Oct 27, 2020 | Articles
The Netherlands has many different insurance companies. When we talk to our customers about choosing which insurance company to place the risk with, we often notice something in the spirit of “what are you worried about; all those insurers are the same.” That is...
by Mario van Teijlingen | Oct 4, 2020 | Articles
It is a type of “elephant in the room” subject: is your estate large enough and liquid enough to provide for your family should you die? It is the combination of the two that often causes challenges. In some households there are two incomes; if one falls away there is...
by Mario van Teijlingen | Sep 30, 2020 | Articles
If there is a top 5 with “abstract financial concepts”, I expect that for most Dutch people the pension will be in the top 2. Actually, that is no surprise, although it is by far the biggest frustration of us financial planners. The Dutch pension system...
by Mario van Teijlingen | Aug 3, 2020 | Articles
Of course, the moment you get married, you never think about the possibility of breaking up. Because on one of the most beautiful days of your life, you don’t think about that. Yet nearly 40% of marriages have ended in recent years. While the divorce rate in the...
by Mario van Teijlingen | Jul 8, 2020 | Articles
It is hardly possible to miss the messages: there is a Dutch pension agreement. All media have reported extensively on this. But if the current pension agreement is introduced, what will this mean for you? We try to provide more clarity on this in this article. After...
